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Gangwish and Moss Appointed to Lead Potatoes USA Research Committee

Steve Gangwish of Watertown, South Dakota (left) and Dan Moss of Declo, Idaho (right) were appointed to the Potatoes USA Executive Committee on March 16, 2017

April 24, 2017

Steve Gangwish of Watertown, South
Dakota and Dan Moss of Declo, Idaho were appointed to the
Potatoes USA Executive Committee on March 16, 2017 at the
organization’s 45th Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado. Gangwish
will be serving his fifth year on the Board, including his third on the
Research Committee after serving on the Domestic Marketing
Committee previously. This is his second year as Research
Committee Co-Chair. Moss, also a Co-Chair of the Research
Committee, is serving his third year on the Board and his first year
on the Research Committee.

Gangwish is Vice President of CSS Farms where he provides general
management leadership in operations and finance. CSS Farms is
primarily focused on chip-stock potatoes and is one of the nation’s
largest chip suppliers and has expanded into the specialty tablestock,
seed, and processing segments over the last several years.

Moss is CEO of Moss Ag where he operates as a grower for the
dehy, fresh, frozen and seed sectors as well as a packer and
shipper. He has been farming for 47 years and primarily grows Russet varieties. Moss has also served as the President of the
National Potato Council.

The primary objective of the Research Committee is to provide
leadership to the U.S. potato industry’s national research efforts.

The Committee also provides guidance in the efforts to
institutionalize variety development programs in the chip and fry
sectors, create a robust body of nutritional evidence to promote the
health and lifestyle benefits of potato consumption, enhance the
availability of research data to U.S. potato growers, and to obtain
outside resources to increase the overall research budget where
possible.

Over the next year, Gangwish and Moss will lead their committee
as it works closely with Potatoes USA staff to identify attainable
research opportunities, unify all institutional data and knowledge
for the industry and publish research findings and data. In all
affiliated programs, the Potatoes USA Research Committee seeks to
apply the principles of transparency and accountability.

Potatoes USA - until recently named the United States Potato Board (USPB) - is the nation’s potato marketing organization. Potatoes USA is the central organizing force in implementing programs that will increase demand for potatoes.

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